The reality is the opposite - if it's not in writing then the PMC doesn't have to provide the service or can charge extra for it!

Quote from @Daniel Tanasa: Hello Terry, If you're looking to find houses that are in pre-foreclousure you can use a website like www.foreclosure.com and you can get the list of properties and start marketing to them. 

Where do you find the purchase and sale agreement contracts and assignment contracts and how do you know they are legit?

Or find it particularly useful being industry specific? 

You find this out by talking to people, speaking with past residents, people in the industry, or mystery shopping the property.Using technology to pull in data so you don't have to manually type it in, is helpful, but other than that, I would not trust automation. 

@Arthur Savery there are some great comments already provided.

You CAN NOT find motivated sellers.

Find local real estate investor meetups and attend the meetings.

Hi, did you have any luck finding wholesalers on Long Island?   

I know that ideally, I reach out to my broker or any other reputable insurance provider to get a more accurate estimate.